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“Yes, aversion!” : Narration and the Gothic Novel in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey
Jennifer Vettese Ewha Institute of English and American Studies 2022 Journal of English and American studies Vol.21 No.1
Jane Austen’s 1817 novel Northanger Abbey is often considered a parody of the gothic novel. In this paper, I argue that, in addition to the satirization of the genre, this novel also reworks gothic conventions in order to provide commentary on themes such as readership and society. To analyse this reworking of the gothic novel, I consider two literary devices which are crucial for the reproduction of gothic elements in this novel: free indirect discourse and overt narration. Free indirect discourse allows both third person narration and the conveying of a character’s thoughts and feelings in their own language. In Northanger Abbey, this device reveals Catherine’s feelings and susceptibility to the gothic influences of the novels she reads, which heightens the effects of the gothic elements. In this sense, the novel positions itself not only as a joke, but as a sort of tribute to the gothic genre. Catherine’s credulity, however, is contrasted by the narrator’s direct appeal to the reader to remain critical about the events at the abbey. Through this second literary device, overt narration, the narrator interrupts the narration and addresses the reader directly and in the first person. In addition to condemning the characters’ readings of gothic novels, the overt narration also serves as commentary on contemporary societal norms and manners. The true horror of this novel resides not in the gloomy atmosphere of the abbey but in the banality of General Tilney and the modern manners which are satirized throughout the book. If we associate these interruptions with the author’s voice, they reveal Jane Austen’s critical constitution towards literary conventions and societal norms.
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